Apparatus for producing printing-surfaces.



No. 844,162. PATENTED FEB. 12, 1907.

E. MERTENS. APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PRINTING SURFACES. APPLICATION FILED MAY 1. 1905.

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E. MBRTENS.

APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PRINTING SUR APPLIGATION FILED MAY 1 1905.

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PATENTED FEB. 12, 190W UNITED s" A l JDUAl'il) MHH'IFJNE, OF HUMAN (HGEUVXANY.

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Be it known that l'lnnAnu Mmrrniw, a subject of the Emperor of (itifilillijf, i't-siiling in l'irzrlin, Germany, have invuntml cm'tslin 5 new and usuful iinprl'ivvnnants in Ap 'mmn s fur PlUilUCilLSI Pi'inting-Smfum-s. vi win-la the fnliowing is a spnciiiuaiinn.

in the phritenhemilrzil production of (lu-- 1 Sign I'Oiie-ls and planes for piintiin r pnrpuse: 5;) it is of iniportzmcv when one zmll the 5.1.!110 design is to be rupontunl several times U11 the printing-Turin that thv smile pints ampimiw nngraved in ahsulutu cm-i'vswnnlenuu nn nhn form. For this mv msn I employ 'Lhc yimtw- 1 graph nnly of one. or 01' :1 MW ill thv lilac p n:

nl which the printing-M1rl'niw is tn iwinn 1 nnlhwd. printingsnrlmies. For ilinistmbion, I have. shown my invention in Lin-5 n impanying drawings as zippliu'l w an .LpPlHkLiiUS 25 for producing the (iPsigns on :1 flzflllllillLl-fii n'in Li mg -surface.

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l.-'1 these views, w is the fy ltl if'iljil l lml v 1 npun which Lhn fllfiill'ii prinung-nnrlnui wiilh repeated design in in In: produced byplnilw a chemical means. This ('ylinilm', which 1m. in: snrfmc pliuLn' 'i'nphimill? sensitized, iinnnntod by its axis Ivupnn. .n'nckvm 01' suppurtsf sct upon a frame F, which is like lulu frame of n milling-muchinn or lathe. Tu 0m in and of the axis '21: (Liam right in Fig. l) is so mired n hnndnvliml r by which 1.11; nylindm' w may he adjuste ,x'ui'znih and smavn'rvl zzilimsuch ad ustment by ran-ans of a pin i in the wheel e being set Into the proper Ulll! Specification 01' ll am Pmmni. hit-embed Feb. 123, 190?.

1905i Swim bin. lfir plf sv l l i Hum shown fur nuinipnleiting tho iliiiii lu Ly-v, Ming in the prsnnt instance @lnm'n m n (,ilfitli w-gginnniiai cruiiing, :nlnptcil 1 w ummnn eluutri c-lighting lamps in tubes 1 rind in imlei it its inner Tin-n ilzu sheet 5 vlin-h i nnrvl'ril Ln fit nlmniy mur any p01- iion 0! 1w v xiinrlm' and which may he a. i plan inpliiv ln gg-hi-ivc n1 pneiiivp 1H, :1 more i r hm, iif'tlix-im iilli i l'ila lll carrying the suci pin on up limtlibliitfflly' h im wiry-vapor lumps.

."lilwi' plnmwrnphimilv printing the pdrif ill iivwn 'a nnnn t in (KP )Sml sensitive. i'm'v in flw p1i:nlin r -Fn.n'fnire in the table an in; lln primingl'rznnu is adjusted longil lizniinnlly an tlu? lwd by means of the lced motion l'iw'i'tlliild by the liamLwlw-ci 0 LC bring tin: gn inrlingirnnin to proper position lnngitnqlnmHy ill the roller to repeat the dern n-n'isfor with the first. \Vlinre the n gmnt is in lm nlitainud by adjustment in mm flllflii jl lwrpondicular tn the nb0ve- HH-Hllmwd :n'ijnntiwnt, 01', in other words, vnvuml' rwl nill f llln'; iolim, the latter may i l)! fnr'nuil l ilw hand-wheel c to the desired nmitiun. liy thaw nwans 1 secure nqzcumte lpnszitinning of tho pholographic-printing "Hi" illuminating: nnrnng 2- may frume u upon the surface w for the repetition ml the illfilg'll. l Winn the design has thus been photo-I grupliieullY impressed on the whole of the printingsurface 10, it is subjected to any usual or rulwenient chemical treatment to l prepare it to tekeprii'itrrs' ink for the printl 111;; of the complete design. l

l [:luini us my inventien- I l .1. The combination of e iuein frannc and l means for holding thereon a printing-body having a. sensitized surface. withe table, a. i phetugrephieprinting frame thereon and means to adjust the table on the frmne for the rc'ietitiun of the photzigruphlr printing.

2. file combination. of a. main friune and i means for holding thereon a printin;;- hody l inning a sensitized surface, with at table, it photugraphicprinting frame thereon, means f to adjust the printingirumr to end from the sensitized surface and meme: to adjust the 1 table on the main fruine for the repetitiei'i of the )hutogruphic printing. l

3. The combination of 11 11min frame 51nd l means for holding thereen n printing-bod; l having [1 sensitized surface ith a table a pin:tographir-printing fruine thereon, means to adjust the printing-frame 11; end from the l sensitized surface, menus t) adjust the table i lengitudineliy on the main frame and means to udjnst the [)llIitlH"- md in a direction penicmdieuhn to the direction of adjustment 5 0f the tuhle.

4. The combination of a main frame and means for holding thereon c printing-eylinder having a sensitized surface with a, table, a photogmphic-printing frame thereon, means to ud'nst the rintin -frame t0 and from the g P o printing-bud into position under the printing'freme fer the repetition of the design.

6. The combination of a main frame and means for raiding thereon a printing body having a sensitized surface a photographicprinting-frmne run-yin t 10 design to be printed and Fighting devices, menus to adjust the printirupirennt'.) and from the sensitized surface and means, including a feedinetion, to brine different iarts of printinglXldYdIli") position under the printing-frame for the repetition of the design.

In testimony whereof I nil'ix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' EDUARD ME RTEN S. Witnesses:

.i-[nnnr HASPER, Women: HAUIT. 

